Tag: Heart Failure
Heart Events Observed for ~12 Percent of Adults Hospitalized With Flu
Acute heart failure and acute ischemic heart disease are most common cardiovascular events
Pupil Area May Help Indicate Prognosis in Heart Failure
Study shows pupil area adds prognostic information to the Seattle Heart Failure Score
Mortality Risk Increased With Pulmonary Vascular Resistance of ≥2.2
For patients referred for RHC, risk for mortality, heart failure up with PVR of ≥2.2 Wood units
Risk for Heart Failure Increased for Women Taking β-Blockers
Difference of 4.6 percent found between women and men in rate of heart failure at presentation for ACS
Heart Failure Ups Risk of Death in Patients With New T2DM
Five-year risk ratio of death linked to heart failure three times higher at five years after T2DM diagnosis
Certain Tumor Markers Also Tied to Heart Failure Outcomes
Tumor biomarkers may be indicators of heart failure severity, progression, mortality
Disease-Modifying Drug Regimen May Offer Benefit in Heart Failure
Lower risk for cardiovascular death or hospital admission seen in HF with reduced ejection fraction
Palliative Care Linked to Fewer Readmissions for Heart Failure
Fewer readmissions, less mechanical ventilation seen with palliative care during heart failure admissions
For Those With Heart Failure, ACE2 Concentrations Up in Men
Use of ACE inhibitors, ARBs not tied to higher plasma ACE2 concentrations in those with heart failure
Premature Mortality Rates Up for CAD in Women From Rural U.S.
And, rural social determinants of health increase risk for 90-day mortality after heart failure hospitalization
